New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27

have blue blood Tor lnSt3ncc, tuo Fciy
ngIand but know you Americans don't care TOT
things Of this kind h,.. thing
| Won can do is to emgrate ard improve YOUR miho.
Nv father will he only too happy to give You free
passage. and though there Is heavy nn!y Oh sp mt
ITS of every kind, there will be no dlcniny na.
the Custom House. as tho officers are all De no.
| Gratis Once in Ncw-York. you are sure 10 DC u
great success. know lots of people mere VINO
would ave hundred thousand dollar. 70 n bove
grandfather, ana much more than tnat u ha''
family ghost"
81 don't think would like America"
- suppose because VIC have no ruins anu ho
curiosIte@,' said Virginia, satrically. c,.u.
"No runs no curiosities!" answered tna 1hoSt;
lyon have your navy md your manners. go. .ha
GOOD evening; viii go and ask papa W se' '"o
Please don't 90. Miss Virginia." ne cried; -!
am so lonely and unhappy. and really ION
know what to do. want TO 60 to sleep and can-
MT" ron
to bed and blow ont the candle II is very dlt1cuit
somci lines to keep awake. especially Mt churcn; put
there III difficulty al all about sleeping why,
even babies know how to do that. aud they are hot
very clever"
II have not slept for three hundred years" ne
said, sadly. AID VrglnIas beautiful bine eyes eyes
opened in wonder; " for three hundred years nave
not slept ard am so tlrcL" ,.., ~.
Virginia grew quite grave, and her little lips lips
! trcmbci like rnse-eavns She came towa'n nrn
and kncellng down at his side. looked up into his
Poo, poor ghost" she nlnrmured; ''have you
! no place where You can slecpf"
Far away beS Ond the pine woods" he answered
! in u low dreamy voice there is little garden.
There the grass grow long and deeo there are the
great white stars of the hem!ock flower. there the
Nightingale Sings all night long. All night long ne
slUg-. and the cold, crystal mO0l looks down, anu
| the yew tree spreads out ITS giant arms over INC
| sleeper" ~,
! Virginia's eyes grew dim with tears, and she hid
| her face IN her hands"
! lyon mean the Garden of Death she whispered
| "Yes. Death. Death must be so beautiful. 10
lie in the soft brown earth with the grasses waving
above ones head and listen 10 silence. 10 nave no
/
forgive life. to be at peace. You can help me, you
can open for Inc The portals OF Dcath mouse, III
| Love is always with you, and lie Is stronger than
/ Death"
Virginia trembod, a cold shuddcr ran through
her and for few moment, there was silence. one
! felt as if : ne were III II terrible dream.
Then the Ghost spoke again. ana MS voice.
sounded like the signing OF the wind. ..o
! " Have you ever read the ola prophecy Oh lho
! library Window
"Oh, oiten,' cried the little girl, looking up; Il
! know II quite well Ii painted in curious black
letters and Is difficult to read. There are cnly SIX
When a golden girl can win
PRAYER from out the lips OF sin,
When the barren almond hears.
And a little child gives away its tears,
Then shall all the house be still
peace come TO CanterVi(lc.
But don't know what they mean"
" They mean" he said sadly, 3" that you must
weep With me for my SINS, because have no tears,
have '' no faith, and then, if you have
| always been sweet and good, and gentle
| the Angel of Death will have mercy Oh me. ION
will see fearful shapes in darkness. ana wicked
voices will whisper IN your ear but thcy VIII n0t
! harm vOu for against the purity OF little chlid
| the powers OF He'll cannot prevail.
| VirsInIa made answer, and the Ghost wru1g
! bowed golden nead. Suddenly she stood up. very
! pale aud with "A strange light ia her eyes | an
not afraid she said firmly and VIII ask the
| angel to have pity on yOn"
lie rose from his seat with faint cry of joy and
| taking her hand bent over it with old
fashioned grace and kissed IT, ms hngerSs
! A ien
| Ike ire but Virginia did not talter,
! and he led her across the dnsky ROOM On tue
| faded green tapestry were broidered little hunts
men, They blew their tasSelled horns, and WIN WIN
! their tiny hands waved to her to go back -, 20
| back. little Virginia, they crleh, 90 oacN put
the Ghost clutched her hand more tlgntiy, ana she
! shut her yes against them Horrible anlmas with
! lizard tails and google eyes bhnked at her from
the carycn cnimncY-piece ana inuttlureu De
| ware little Virginia beware! we VIII never see
Won again" but the thOst glidtd on more swiftly,
| ana Virginia did not listen. When they reached
the end of the room he stopped aud mutiered some
words she could not understand ohe opened her
eyes and saw the wall slowly fading away IKE
INST and great, black cavern IN front OF her.e A
butter cold wind swept round them. and she teIt
/ something pull ut her dress. quick, quick,
cried the Gin st. "or it will be too late; and IN
| moment the waInscoting had closed behind them,
aud the Tapestry Chamber was empty.
! About ten minutes after this. the bell rang for
tea and. ~ Virginia did not come down, Mrs. Otls
sent up one o. the foomcn to tell her. After mt
tie time he returned and sand thar he could not nhd
| Miss NTgInla anywhere. As she was Ill the hdOlt
| of going out To the garden every evening 10 get
! flowers for the dluner table, Mrs Otls was no' at
all alarmed az first. out when six clock struck and
] Virginia did not appear she became really agltated
and sent the boys out to look for her while she her
self and Mr.. Oh, searched every room IN the house
| AT hali-past the bows came back and said that
they could find no trace OF their sister any
what to do. when Mr., Otis suddenly
| remembered that, some few days before he had
! gwen band of gypsles permission 70 camp IN the
| parK lIc accordingly at once set OIL Tor Blackfel
/ Hollow, where he knew they werr accompanied 6y
! his eldest son and two OF the farh-SerVants. Inc
! little Duke OF Cheshire who was perfectly frantic
with anxiety begged hard to be allowed to go too,
! but Mr. Ots would not allow him, as he was afraid
there might be a scutile. On arriving At the spot,
! however he found that the gypsIes had gone, ana
1t was evident that their departure had been rather
oil Washington and the two. men TO
scour the district ne d ran mo home no ana
INSPECTORS in the county. telling them to look
ont for a little girl who had been kidnapped by
fromps or gypsies lie then ordered his horse To be
brought round. and after insisting on his wife and
the three boys sitting down to dinner. rodeoff down
the Ascot road with groom. lie mad hardly;
somebody galloplng after MIN, and, looking around,
saw the little Duke coming mp on his pony, with
his face very flushed and no hat. =. I'm awiuiiy
sorry, Mr. OTIS gasped out the boy. but cant eat
any dinner M long rs Virginia Is lost. Please don't
| be angry with me: # you had let me marry her
last year there would never have been an ms
| trouble lou won senu INC p"Ch' VIII ou' '"n
| go won't COL
The Minister could not help smiling at the hand,
some young scapegrace. aud was a good deal
dowt, from ms horse, he pattcd HIM kindly on the
shoulders. and SAID. We'll. Cecil, II YOU won't 20
| back suppose you must CONC WIFI mt o"' H'o
| get you hat as Ascot whit. -, .,
ooh bother my hat! want Virginia" cried
the little Duke, laughing and they galloped on to
the railway station. There Mr.. Otis Inquired OF
| tho station master if any one answering to the
DESCRIPTION of Virginia had been seen on the plat
form I'M could get no news of her The station,
,nns,c,r bowever wired up and down the line, and
assured him that street watch would be kept tor
her and, after having bought hat Tor me niue
l,nke rom a lincndrapcr, who was just putting up
bis sbntters Mr. Otis rode of TO Bcxley, village
nbont fonr miles away, winch he was told
wos n well-known haunt OF the gypsles,